Puffer high metabolism or ips?

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1Cheesehead
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Puffer high metabolism or ips?

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Well, my dp, which i treated for 2 weeks with bloodworms soaked in metro+ and prazipro for 2+ hours is eating great and his poop is brown buuuutttt.... After 24hrs he is REALLY skinny and every once in awhile his poo is clear/brown. Any ideas?
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2 weeks should have done it.
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So do you see a small "mouse turd" and then the 2/3 girth sized clear part at the end? IME if you see healthy mouse turds and sometimes the "casings" from the bloodworms as part of it then things are good. In other words, you might be seeing the BW's residual outer skin, and that is a good thing. Sometimes you'll see something stringy at the end of the turd...As long as it's significally bigger than a hair...You're prbly good.

If the whole poop resembles a human hair, give or taker...Be concerned.

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Ok thanks!
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